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Entitlement programs likely to see changes under next president

The future of Social Security and Medicare is a topic of debate on the presidential campaign trail with some candidates proposing cuts, while others vow to expand benefits. AARP said Social Security is one federal program that has succeeded over the years and deserves to be saved for future generations. Some options include raising the retirement age or lowering benefits for wealthier Americans, but AARP says Social Security isn't as generous as some may think. Aixa Diaz explains in the latest 8 Issues in * Weeks report.

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Updated: 6:29 PM EDT Apr 5, 2016

Entitlement programs likely to see changes under next president

The future of Social Security and Medicare is a topic of debate on the presidential campaign trail with some candidates proposing cuts, while others vow to expand benefits. AARP said Social Security is one federal program that has succeeded over the years and deserves to be saved for future generations. Some options include raising the retirement age or lowering benefits for wealthier Americans, but AARP says Social Security isn't as generous as some may think. Aixa Diaz explains in the latest 8 Issues in * Weeks report.

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WEBVTT ENT 2016, 8 ISSUES IN 8 WEEKS. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST TOPICS THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON. TONIGHT, ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DIFFER ON THE FUTURE OF THESE BENEFITS. AIXA DIAZ REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. >> ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE VERY POPULAR PROGRAMS WHICH IS WHY POLITICIANS TEND TO SHY AWAY FROM MAKING ANY CHANGES. THE FUTURE OF THESE ENTITLEMENTS IS A TOPIC OF DEBATE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. SOME CANDIDATES PROPOSE CUTS WHILE OTHERS ARE VOWING TO EXPAND BENEFITS. >> THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PARTY, PAUL RYAN MOST PROMINENTLY. DEMOCRATS LARGELY ARE RESISTANT TO ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. >> AARP SAYS SOCIAL SECURITY IS ONE FEDERAL AGREEMENT HAS SUCCEEDED OVER THE YEARS AND DESERVES TO BE SAVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. >> BY 2034, EVERYBODY'S BENEFITS GET CUT UP TO $10,000 A YEAR. >> WERE JUDAS IS ONE PROPOSAL IS TO RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE. ANOTHER IS TO LOWER BENEFITS FOR WEALTHIER AMERICANS. >> IT HAS BECOME AN INCOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND A SUBSIDY FOR MANY RETIREES THAT DON'T NEED THOSE SYSTEMS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. >> AARP SAYS SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT AS GENEROUS AS SOME MAY THINK. >> WE ARE AN ECONOMY FOR MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY AS THEIR SOLE SOURCE OF RETIREMENT. >> MEDICARE IS ANOTHER PROGRAM SOME SAY IS IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL. >> IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE SCENARIO THEY CAN GO ON FOREVER. CONGRESS NEEDS TO MAKE ENTITLEMENT REFORMS A PRIORITY. >> WE ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN WE CAN BRING BOTH PARTIES TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT IS BIPARTISAN IN NATURE.

Entitlement programs likely to see changes under next president

The future of Social Security and Medicare is a topic of debate on the presidential campaign trail with some candidates proposing cuts, while others vow to expand benefits. AARP said Social Security is one federal program that has succeeded over the years and deserves to be saved for future generations. Some options include raising the retirement age or lowering benefits for wealthier Americans, but AARP says Social Security isn't as generous as some may think. Aixa Diaz explains in the latest 8 Issues in * Weeks report.